The family of the man charged in the shooting death of a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Deputy says he didn't do it.

The family of the man charged in the shooting death of a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Deputy says he didn't do it.

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Updated: 6:43 PM CDT Jun 24, 2016

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WEBVTT DEPUTY TOAVOID GOING TO JAIL, BUTRELATIVES ARE CONVINCED HE DIDNOT DO THAT.>> I KNOW DEEP DOWN IN MY HEARTMY COUSIN DID NOT KILL THAT COP.HE DID NOT KILL THAT COP.>> NO DISRESPECT TO HIS FAMILY,BUT I JUST FIND IT A LITTLEIRRITATING TO HAVE REPORTED ONTHE NEWS THAT I GOT THE WRONGGUY AND THIS IS A PERFECT CHILD.CASEY: SHERIFF NORMAND SAIDDEPUTY MICHEL WAS MAKING ASAFETY STOP AND WAS HANDCUFFINGNEVEAU, AND THAT IS WHEN HE ISACCUSED OF SHOOTING HIM THREETIMES.>> KEY REACHED OVER THE DEPUTYWITH THE GUN HE PULLED FROM HISWAISTBAND AND FIRE THE FIRSTSHOT.>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOUWOULD TELL ME HE WAS FACE TOFACE WITH A COP, HE PULLED A GUNON A MAN BIGGER THAN HIM, ANDREACHED OVER HIM TO SHOOT HIM INTHE BACK? COME ON, MAKE SENSE TO ME.NONE OF THIS MAKES SENSE.CASEY: HOWEVER, THE SHERIFF SAYSNEVEAUX GAVE A CONFESSION.>> THE SAME KID THAT SAYS HEDOES NOT WANT TO GET IN TROUBLEFOR PRORATION SO HE IS GOING TOKILL A DEPUTY.>> I KNOW HE DID NOT DO THIS.IT'S NOT HIM.CASEY: HIS COUSIN SAYS HISMOTHER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEEHIM.>> NO ONE IS SAYING ANYTHING.WE DO NOT KNOW IF HE IS LIVING,BREATHING, NOTHING.CASEY: SHE SAYS SHE WORRIES WHATCONDITION HE IS IN.THE VIDEO THEY WERE GIVEN SHOWEDOFFICERS SURROUNDING HIM WHEN HEWAS APPREHENDED IN A NEIGHBOR'SBACKYARD.>> YOU SEE 12 COPS SURROUNDINGMY COUSIN, BEATING HIMSENSELESS.TAKING TURNS BEATING HIM.SHERIFF NORMAND: I GET THEPROBLEM WITH THE VIDEO.WE ARE GOING TO INVESTIGATETHAT, AND I GET ALL OF THIS.WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO THEFUNERAL.IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SLIPPERYSLOPE.I GOT IT.

Family: Cousin did not kill deputy

The family of the man charged in the shooting death of a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Deputy says he didn't do it.